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To: Maxwell who wrote (37275)9/22/1998 9:58:00 AM
From: Yousef  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1584772
 
Maxwell,

Re: "Thanks for the URL ..."

This should make your day, Maxwell -->

biz.yahoo.com

"Advanced Microto unveil new chip - WSJ

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has developed a chip that could help drive down prices
for portable computers, offering comparable performance to archrival Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news) for about
one-third the price, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

AMD, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Tuesday will announce that it is shipping a microprocessor for laptop machines that operates at 300 megahertz, the same
speed offered by Intel's fastest chip for the portable market, the report said.

AMD said customers for the new product include Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news), the No. 1 personal-computer maker, and other
manufacturers that it isn't yet identifying, the report said.

David Summer, director of product marketing, said the new K6-300 will sell for $229, compared with $637 for Intel's 300-megahertz Pentium II, the Journal
reported.

Where computers based on those Intel chips sell for more than $3,000, AMD estimated that K6-based portable computers will sell for $1,999 to $2,499 this
fall, the report said."


I wonder if AMD will sell any of these ??

Make It So,
Yousef



To: Maxwell who wrote (37275)9/22/1998 11:17:00 AM
From: Elmer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1584772
 
Re: "In the game of high MHz for laptops, the manufacturer with the lowest cost wins. Guess which one has the lower cost K6-2 or PII laptops?"

If the K6 had lower costs then AMD could post a profit. Don't confuse price with cost. Intel charges more because they can get more.

EP